Aaron, a premed student, received a C on his biochemistry exam. He told his roommate that he had studied for the exam, and that it was just bad luck that the professor had asked so many questions that he did not understand. Aaron appears to have ____.
a. an external locus of control
b. reciprocal determinism
c. high self-efficacy
d. an internal locus of control
Question 2
What is the cognitive expectancy featured in social-cognitive learning theories of personality about the source of individual outcomes?
a. reciprocal determinism
b. locus of control
c. response tendencies
d. defense mechanisms